After his in depth investigation of the drug cartels in La Reina del Pacífico, Julio Scherer focuses his journalistic skills on the stories of the people affected by the most rampant kind of crime in Mexico; kidnapping. This book includes the story of Scherer’s own kidnapped son, and how in his quest to free him, the author turned to some of the most powerful men in Mexico. His personal experience makes this book one of the most compelling testimonies of the current situation in Mexico.